diff --git a/hosts/common/core/nix.nix b/hosts/common/core/nix.nix
index 1d19844..5087c52 100644
--- a/hosts/common/core/nix.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/core/nix.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
             auto-optimise-store = true;
             keep-outputs = true;
             keep-derivations = true;
+            use-xdg-base-directories = true;
         };
     };
 }